Interview with Expats - Pushpa Thiagaraja from Totsy Comforts
Baby / Families and Children / People

Interview with Expats – Pushpa Thiagaraja from Totsy Comforts


This article is one in a series of interviews with expats in Stavanger. Its purpose is to share with everyone what your fellow expats are doing and also to help advertise the businesses/services/events that these expats are involved in. If you would like to or know of a business/enterprise to...
Culture Shock Norway: Babies Sleeping Outdoors
Baby / Child Activities / Culture Shock

Culture Shock Norway: Babies Sleeping Outdoors


If you have recently moved to Norway, I am sure you have come across many parents out strolling their babies in their prams (‘stroller armies’ is what I call a group of these parents) and prams left unattended with babies all bundled up and sleeping soundly in the cold.
Skreien kommer! – Why cod isn’t always cod
Food / General / Living in Norway

Skreien kommer! – Why cod isn’t always cod


From late December or early January, most Norwegian supermarkets have cod or “Skrei” on offer – and not just the fish itself:  you can buy cod liver, cod roe and even cod tongues.  The arrival of the Skrei is a yearly event and something of a happening in many parts of the...
Parking in Norway
Driving in Norway / General / Living in Norway

Parking in Norway


What is meant by parking? A vehicle positioned at a standstill, even if the driver does not leave the vehicle, is considered to be parked. Where do parking signs apply? They apply in the direction of travel from where the signpost is erected to the next sign or crossing.
Moving to Norway with Children: Education
Articles / Education / General

Moving to Norway with Children: Education


One of the main concerns of expatriates who are moving with their children is education. When should we move? Where should the children study? Local school,  international school, home schooling? Why? What are the differences? What are the advantages and disadvantages of one over the other?
Are You Looking for a Job?
General / Working

Are You Looking for a Job?


This English page on NAV will give you some handy tips on searching for work in Rogaland and establishing a network.
Learning and Practising Norwegian
Learning Norwegian / Living in Norway / Moving to Norway

Learning and Practising Norwegian


Now that you’re here in Norway, learning Norwegian might be something on your to-do list, either because you want to know the culture and language better, because you like learning languages, because you have to learn it for work or to get work or because you need to learn it...
Interviews with Expats - Linda Sanderson of Sweet Dreams Sandnes
People

Interviews with Expats – Linda Sanderson of Sweet Dreams Sandnes


This article is one in a series of interviews with expats in Stavanger. Its purpose is to share with everyone what your fellow expats are doing and also to help advertise the businesses/services/events that these expats are involved in. If you would like to or know of a business/enterprise to...
Interviews with Norwegians – Helgunn Bjerga Ravonsheed and Anita Aspevik Steffensen of Galleri Visage
People

Interviews with Norwegians – Helgunn Bjerga Ravonsheed and Anita Aspevik Steffensen of Galleri Visage


This article is one in a series of interviews with local businesses in Stavanger. The purpose of these interviews is to help the expat community have a peek into daily Norwegian business and lifestyle. I spoke to Helgunn Bjerga Ravonsheed and Anita Aspevik Steffensen of Galleri Visageto learn more about...
Fire Safety in the Norwegian Home
Living in Norway

Fire Safety in the Norwegian Home


Fire safety refers to precautions that are taken: to prevent or reduce the likelihood of a fire that may result in death, injury, or property damage to alert those in a structure to the presence of an uncontrolled fire in the event one occurs to better enable those threatened by...
Moving to Norway with Children: Preparing Them for the Move
Families and Children / Moving to Norway

Moving to Norway with Children: Preparing Them for the Move


It is not easy to uproot oneself from the familiar to move to another country, much less so when one includes children in the mix. Preparing your children adequately for a move is very important and will ensure that you and your family get the best possible start to your...
Driving in Norway
Driving in Norway

Driving in Norway


It is always daunting to start driving in a new country, especially if you are not accustomed to the language, rules and regulations of that particular country. Here, we have compiled a list of things to note when driving in Norway.
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Preventing Pipe and Water Damage in the Winter Months
Living in Norway / Winter

Preventing Pipe and Water Damage in the Winter Months

by Relocation on Jan 24, 2013 • Comments Closed
When running water freezes, the volume increases with approximately 10%. In a pipe, this means that the pressure inside rises til something gives. That can then result in severe water damage to your property and belongings. How To Prevent Pipes from Freezing?
Applying for a Barnehage (Daycare) Spot
Child Activities

Applying for a Barnehage (Daycare) Spot

by Relocation on Jan 16, 2013 • Comments Closed
The national closing date for applications at most daycare institutions (municipal and non-municipal) is February 1 (in some municipalities March 1) and must be made for an entire kindergarten year (August – June/July). Therefore, it is advisable to plan for day care services well ahead of time and to check out non-municipal private facilities that...
Interviews with Expats – Dave Milas from BATS
Events / People

Interviews with Expats – Dave Milas from BATS

by Cynthia on Jan 12, 2013 • Comments Closed
This article is one in a series of interviews with expats in Stavanger. Its purpose is to share with everyone what your fellow expats are doing and also to help advertise the businesses/services/events that these expats are involved in. If you would like to or know of a business/enterprise to be interviewed, feel free to...
Dressing Your Child For the Winter
Baby / Child Activities

Dressing Your Child For the Winter

by Relocation on Jan 9, 2013 • Comments Closed
Having moved to Norway from a tropical country, I was completely stumped when it came to dressing my child (and myself) for the winter. After living here for several years now, I think I finally have the hang of it. Norwegians have a saying, “Det finnes ikke dårlig vær – bare dårlige klær!” (There is...
Interviews with Norwegians: Cathrine Johnsen of Hundehjelpen
Articles / People

Interviews with Norwegians: Cathrine Johnsen of Hundehjelpen

by Alison Medley Lassen on Jan 9, 2013 • Comments Closed
This article is one in a series of interviews with local businesses/organizations in Stavanger. The purpose of these interviews is to help the expat community have a peek into daily Norwegian business and lifestyle. Interview with Cathrine Johnsen, Manager of Hundehjelpen. Where are you from in Norway? I am from Stavanger; I have lived here...
Volunteer Appreciation Night at Sabi Sushi
General

Volunteer Appreciation Night at Sabi Sushi

by Fonda on Dec 13, 2012 • Comments Closed
  Last weekend we at Stavanger Expats had a volunteer appreciation dinner. We wanted all of our current writers and volunteers to know how much they mean to us! This was a great time for us to take time out of our busy schedules and catch up with one another over a lovely meal at...

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